Wednesday, March 7, 2012

What's Done is Done...

A couple of weeks ago, I worked Monday and Tuesday and then
had an entire week off because of a holiday and the family I work for having
visitors. As the days passed, I found
myself with less and less to occupy my time with, and I’m sorry to say I turned
to a dark place.

Friends had been trying to convince me to just give it a try;
it might spark my creativity or help me get through long days of boredom. I tried to stay away because I knew what a
slippery slope these things can be.
Finally, even my husband asked me why I wouldn’t just give it a shot,
and I gave in: I signed up for
Pinterest.

Needless to say, I am now a converted addict, and it has
indeed sparked my creativity in many areas, from working out to cooking to
filling my free time. One of the first
things I saw on there was a crochet pattern for a scarf, and I used to crochet when
I was a kid, so I called up my mom and asked her to send my old hook and some
yarn, and off I went!

Considering the only projects I made as a kid were blankets
that gradually shrunk to half their size by the time I finished, like this
\ / , I’m pretty happy with the way it
turned out. I found the original pattern
here.

A couple of things I’d do differently:

1.Count more carefully. Some of the “bumps” ended up in funny places
because I didn’t pay a ton of attention as I counted.

2.Use a softer yarn. I was so excited to get started that I didn’t
even consider this, and now I get slightly itchy wearing this…

3.Try a different color. I did white because it’s safe and goes with
everything, but I’m somewhat of a color monster, and I think I would have liked
something more… well… colorful!

By the way, I know posting this makes me a complete nerd,
and also that spring has (unofficially) sprung and I’m out of season. But I was excited to create something like
this, so I’m sharing anyway! Not bad for
the first time in 10ish years, right?
RIGHT??? :)